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Tennis Tracker: Badosa battles past Fernandez, Ruud begins clay court season in style

Casper Ruud rolls on in Estoril
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The ATP and WTA tours continue to rattle along at a blistering pace and Flashscore's tennis coverage is keeping up with the action for you. In our daily Tennis Tracker, we bring you the most interesting news, video highlights, reactions and social media posts that you should not miss from the wide world of tennis.

23:52 CET - Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (23) has set up a quarter-final meeting with Marco Cecchinato (30) in Estoril after beating Luca van Assche (18) 6-3, 7-5.

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Davidovich Fokina - Van Assche highlightsFlashscore

22:22 CET - Jessica Pegula (29) has also progressed to the third round in Charleston by beating Anna Blinkova (24) 6-2, 6-0.

See all the results from Charleston here.

20:48 CET - After dropping the first set, Norway's Casper Ruud (24) has beaten Portuguese player Joao Sousa (34) in Estoril. The match finished 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Ruud's post-match interviewFlashscore
Ruud - Sousa highlightsFlashscore

20:18 CET - Our FlashMoment of the day from the men's circuit comes courtesy of Casper Ruud (24) in his match with Joao Sousa (34). Take a look at this great rally and the exquisite lob to finish it!

ATP FlashMoment of the dayFlashscore

19:39 CET - Our WTA FlashMoment of the day is a brilliant rally between Linda Fruhvirtova (17) and Caroline Dolehide (24). Check it out below.

WTA FlashMomentFlashscore

19:38 CET - See what the Spaniard had to say after the match.

Badosa interviewFlashscore

19:05 CET - Paula Badosa (25) has edged past Leylah Fernandez (20) in two tight sets, 7-5 7-6(6), to reach the next round in Charleston.

Badosa highlightsFlashscore

18:00 CET - In an all-Argentine duel in Estroil, Sebastian Baez (22) has beaten Pedro Cachin (27) 6-4, 7-6(2). Take a look at the highlights from that match below.

Norwegian Casper Ruud (24) is about to take the court for his second-round match.

Baez - Cachin highlightsFlashscore

15:05 CET - Play is underway at some of the headline tournaments of the week. Stay tuned with us here on the Tennis Tracker for updates and some highlights from ATP tournaments in Estoril, Houston and Marrakech and WTA events in Bogota and Charleston.  

11:28 CET -  Ons Jabeur (28) and Victoria Azarenka (33) both recorded wins in Charleston overnight, have a listen to their post-match comments below.

Azarenka post-match interviewFlashscore
Jabeur post-match commentsFlashscore

7:58 CET - With Rafael Nadal's (36) injury problems ruling him out of Monte Carlo, it's beginning to look like the Spaniard may not be the force he once was on clay. Check out our feature article on who may be the man to step up and become the new King of Clay.

7:44 CET - Let's start today off with some results overnight. In Houston, Jack Sock (30) was beaten by Tomas Machac (22) 6-2 6-4.

In Charleston, Victoria Azarenka (33) overcame Sloane Stephens (30) 3-6 6-3 6-3, while Ons Jabeur (28) cruised past Lesia Tsurenko (33) 6-3 6-3.

Azarenka vs Stephens highlightsFlashscore
Jabeur vs Tsurenko highlightsFlashscore

Stay tuned during the rest of the day as Paula Badosa (25) takes on Leylah Fernandez (20) in the U.S., and Casper Ruud (24) begins his clay court campaign in Estoril against Joao Sousa (34).

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